O'Brien is a former food industry analyst who used her analytical skills to research our food system after one of her children had a severe allergic reaction.

Her research revealed that some chemicals were allowed into U.S. foods that are not allowed in most other countries. In most developed countries, chemicals and substances are not allowed into foods until they are proven safe. In the U.S., these ingredients are allowed into our food until they are proven unsafe. Anybody feeling like a guinea pig?